As protests swept through the NFL during September 11 ceremonies, four Miami Dolphins players kneeled during the National Anthem before last night's game in Seattle to protest inequality and police brutality against African-Americans.

Even more remarkably in a league where top officials have all but called for riot police to respond to National Anthem protests since San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the movement, the players received an unambiguous message of support from the team's owner, Stephen Ross.

"I don't think it was any lack of respect," Ross told reporters after the game. "These guys are making a conversation of something that's a very important topic in this country, and I'm 100 percent supportive of them."

Among the Dolphins, running back Arian Foster seemed to take the lead in organizing the protest. He was joined by wide receiver Kenny Stills, linebacker Jelani Jenkins, and defensive back Michael Thomas. Foster defended the move after the game.

there was a pre game speech from our president commemorating those that lost their lives on that tragic day on 9/11. we stood for that.

Damn! There's a lot to unpack in that one. None of the Dolphins mentioned faith as any part of their protest. So why bring Christianity into it? Being a good American also means being a good Christian, apparently, which also means shutting up and praying on Sundays. (When not sprinting around a field tackling people, of course, which we all know was explicitly sanctioned by God as good Sunday activity in Leviticus.)

It's also quite a take from a writer who was chastened by his editor three years ago when he unloaded on an angry reader who happened to be a Vietnam vet by accusing him of "sucking as a soldier."

New Times emailed Salguero to see if he wanted to expound on his tweet, but didn't immediately hear back.

Update 12:30 pm: Salguero emailed New Times to clarify that he was responding to Foster's comparison to Christians kneeling in church. Here's what he has to say:

I never said anyone is a bad Christian. In consecutive tweets I reported that Arian Foster was comparing the Dolphins kneeling protest to Christians kneeling in church on Sundays. And then I pointed out what a bad comparison that is because when Christians kneel in prayer they are not protesting anything but worshipping their God. Pretty clear.

Salguero wasn't the only one with an over-the-top response to the Fins, of course. None other than noted beautiful white person Kate Upton had some thoughts to share:

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Ross himself had the best response to that line of questioning when a reporter demanded to know whether, as a native New Yorker, he wasn't upset to see such protests on September 11.

"I don't think any in this organization, all the players included... want to show disrespect to our country, our soldiers, or anyone else," Ross said. "Today what was brought up was conversation that needs to be had, and they're doing it in their way, and I applaud it."

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly quoted Salguero's Tweet in the headline.

Tim Elfrink is an investigative reporter and the managing editor of Miami New Times. He's won the George Polk Award and was a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.